GRE Word List

RIDDLE

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum

The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.

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infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
remunerativeserving to remunerate
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death